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Personally i would never put a baby in a front passenger seat of a car fitted with an air bag. On saying that, there should be a key hole to turn the airbag off, using the ignition key. where this is situated should be on the centre dash between the seats or at the side of the dash near the pass side of the vehicle. A light should illuminate when the airbag is off to warn you that it is Disconnected/off. your owners manual should shed some light on this. Failing that stop off at ANY audi dealer and they will tell you.

First, i dont think having the baby in the front seat is a good idea, the baby should be in the rearseat,to turn off the airbag you will need to have the dealer do this, this is not a simple job,they just dont unplug it, rather there a wiring harness and switch and module that need to be wired in, if the pass/side air bag was disabled incorrectly then none of the sirbags would operate in a crash,hope this helps,

you need the scanner to diagnose this problam if no scanner needed then it will be on http://www.vehix411.com all for free how to diagnose the airbag all in video and also how to reset it without a computer cheak it out it might help you

You need to leave this one to the dealer as there is no key switch in this model like most GMs have. It is very dangerous working with the airbag system if you are not trained as the propellants used border on being explosive.

Beyond this, it is still a bad idea to put the baby in front unless absolutely necessary as the rear seat provides better protection.

I went to radio shack cost me $2.99 for 3 bulb packet. But the post below worked. It really didn't that long, pretty easy job. Took longer to find the tools. The first guys idea/fix, the second guy gave pretty good instructions. Just a little more detail: (3) the clips are one each side of the panel; (5) these two screws are on the inside lower part of module, (6) unclip the plastic tabs from the back (where the plug end is) first and it should lift up easily.

-------------I had this happen on my 98 Ranger.(code 27) My light on the module that turns off the passenger side airbag was burnt out. I went to Radio Shack and bought a 12v light with wires attached and soldered them to the existing light.(didn't even take it out!) It fixed it!! Cost, about $1.50 and 20 minutes of fix time.

Note: If the light by the key switch to turn off the passenger side airbag does not work, it disables the entire airbag system! Hope yours is as easy to fix.

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gerg,

Thanks for your post. I have no way to read codes, but I heard the five tone alarm every time I started the vehicle and the passenger air bag off light did not light up. I was skeptical, but tried your advice and it worked.

Parts:1) 12-volt colored lamp (Radio Shack part: 272-1099)

Tools:1) socket set2) philips head screw driver3) soldering iron

Procedure:1) remove ash tray from console panel2) using a socket set, remove 4 hex head screws from console panel3) pull console panel out of the two clips4) remove connector from air bag key module in console panel and take console panel to a work bench5) remove 2 philips head screws to remove the airbag key module6) carefully unclip the plastic tabs that hold the airbag key module case together7) remove connector circuit board from air bag key module8) solder the yellow replacement lamp to the two solder pads for the original lamp on the back side of the circuit board (which wire to which pad does not matter)9) tie the replacement lamp in place next to the original lamp10) replace the circuit board in the airbag key module and snap the case back together11) connect the airbag key module in the truck and start the engine to check that the lamp illuminates and that the alarm does not sound12) screw the aribag key module back into the console panel13) snap the console panel back into the truck14) replace the 4 hex head screws15) replace the ash tray

The airbag system in this car is second generation smart airbags, there is no switch, if the weight in the passenger seat is not at least 50 pounds (there is a sensor in the seat cushion) the airbag is switched off to the paassenger seat, but small children should always be in a approved child seat in the back seat anyway.

as long as the srs light is not on the srs system is functioning properly. There is a passanger seat recognition senser and some vehicles are equiped with baby smart-which disables the passanger front air bag when a mercedes child seat is placed on the passanger front seat. More than likley the airbag is being manually switched off. there should be a place on the dash or center console to place the mechanical part of your smart key into and turn the air bag on or off.Once the system is reactivated clear the message in the cluster or turn off your ignition and remove the key and then reinsert key and turn on-this should clear the memmory of the cluster and your message center should not display any warnings